WISK AERO

Company presented the sixth generation of its autonomous electric air taxi

Wisk Aero has introduced the sixth generation of its pilotless electric air taxi. The car is capable of accelerating up to 222 km/h and overcoming up to 140 km on a single charge. The flight altitude will be small - 760-1200 meters. The Boeing-backed startup hopes to be the first in the US to gain regulatory approval and enter the promising eVTOL market.

Wisk Aero is a veteran of the fledgling urban air travel industry, founded in 2010 and later merged with Larry Page's Kitty Hawk. However, Kitty Hawk recently ceased operations, while Wisk remained afloat thanks to investments from the Boeing Corporation, says Verge.

The Aircar Wisk unveiled is the sixth generation of an all-electric aircraft with an autonomous control system. It is your company that wants to certify you as a passenger air taxi. Under US Civil Aviation Administration rules, airlines must obtain three types of certificates before they can begin commercial activities. They are certificates of compliance with all technical safety requirements; permission to start aircraft production; and air transport authorization.

The company expects to receive all listed certificates within five years. By then, Wisk's air taxis will operate 14 million flights a year in 20 major cities around the world. You will be able to call them through the app, and they will move between locations located on the roofs of skyscrapers.

The Wisk electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft are equipped with six front propellers with five blades each, which assume a vertical or horizontal position. In addition to six fixed rear propellers with two blades. The cruising speed is 222 km/h, the range is 140 km with a backup power supply, the practical ceiling is 760 to 1200 meters.

In the spring, Wisk Aero reached an agreement with infrastructure provider Blade Urban Air Mobility to launch a commercial air taxi service in the US. Under the terms of the agreement, Wisk will supply 30 aircraft, while Blade will provide flight control infrastructure and eVTOL charging stations.

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